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More On That Warning About Zimbabwe

(posted January 31, 2002)

Our warning earlier this week about the political situation in
Zimbabwe and its possible impact on 2002 safaris continues to generate
controversy. The warning is also being misinterpreted and manipulated
by some professionals with a vested interest in steering clients
away from Zimbabwe this coming year. Here, for the record, is what
we recommended:

We recommended that clients pay deposits only on 2002 safaris now
and work out suitable arrangements to defer full payment until after
the upcoming presidential election in March. We have not redlined
the country, and we have no intention of doing so at this time.
Our idea to adopt this middle-of-the road position was suggested
to us by an official of ZATSO (Zimbabwe Association of Tour and
Safari Operators). The position is supported by at least some of
the leading safari companies in Zimbabwe. It is so sensible and
conservative that it makes us question the motive of those companies
and individuals who differ with it.

Only a fool or charlatan, in our view, would try to deny that there
is considerable ambiguity about the future of Zimbabwe right now.
The real challenge is to find a sensible way to go forward in the
face of that ambiguity. We think our policy provides that, and we
are prepared to defend it against those who disagree and those who
would deliberately misinterpret it. - Don Causey, Editor/Publisher.

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